Swahili
mwungamishi
mwu-nga-MI-shi
How to say it
Swahilimwungamishimwu-nga-MI-shisoon
Englishconfessorsoon
Frenchconfesseursoon
Meaning
a person to whom confessions are made, such as a religious confessor.
Good to know
one who receives/elicits/ forces a confession; rel. confessor
Examples
- Padri alikuwa mwungamishi wa parokia.The priest was the parish confessor.
- Je, unamwamini mwungamishi wako?Do you trust your confessor?
- Mwungamishi hakumfichua mtu yeyote.The confessor did not expose anyone.
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